PA ESC/21 INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION REGIONAL AVIATION SAFETY GROUP PAN AMERICA (PA) TWENTY FIRST PA EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING (PA ESC/21) SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS Willemstad, Curaçao 8 September 2014 Presented by the Secretariat September 2014
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Date 8 September 2014 PA/ESC/21 Meeting Summary of Discussions Location Opening Ceremony Willemstad, Curaçao The Meeting was attended by 30 participants from Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Chile, Curaçao, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States, ACI-LAC, Airbus, ALTA, Boeing, CANSO, Embraer, IATA, IFALPA, Flight Safety Foundation (FSF), and ICAO. Mr. Gregory Fox, CASSOS, sent his apologies for not attending the meeting. The list of participants is attached at Appendix A. Mr. Oscar Derby, Director of the Curaçao Civil Aviation Authority, welcomed the meeting participants. Mrs. Loretta Martin, Regional Director, ICAO North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACC) Regional Office and PA Secretary, welcomed the participants and extended appreciation to Curaçao and ALTA on behalf of the ESC for hosting the meeting. She also gave special thanks to Canada for attending, noting that Canada should be a strong presence in PA considering the number of Canadians airlines operating in the region; she acknowledged the presence of Mr. John Hickey, Deputy Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety, United States, and thanked everyone for their on-going and continuous support. Mr. Gerardo Hueto, Boeing, highlighted the contribution of PA in achieving a 24% reduction in fatality risk in the region. Messrs. Oscar Derby, Curaçao, PA/ESC Co-Chairperson, representing States/Territories, and Gerardo Hueto, Boeing, Co-Chairperson, representing international organizations/industry, respectively, chaired the meeting. Mrs. Loretta Martin served as Secretary of the meeting and was assisted by Messrs. Franklin Hoyer, Regional Director, and Oscar Quesada, Deputy Regional Director from the ICAO South American (SAM) Regional Office; and Eduardo Chacin, Regional Officer, Flight Safety; Julio Garriga, Regional Officer, Technical Assistance; and Carlos Gonzalez, Regional Officer, Air Traffic Management, from the ICAO NACC Regional Office. Discussion Items Agenda Item 1: Review and Approval of the Provisional Meeting Agenda 1.1 The Co-Chairperson, States/Territories, presented WP/01 inviting the ESC to approve the provisional agenda and schedule. The Meeting approved the agenda and schedule as presented. The ESC was reminded that the main objective of the meeting was to review the PA/7 Annual Plenary Meeting documentation.
PA ESC/21 Agenda Item 2: 2 Review of PA/ESC/21 Documentation 2.1 The Secretariat presented WP/02 Large Height Deviations (LHDs) in the CAR and SAM Regions to inform on the results of the Caribbean and South American Monitoring Agency (CARSAMMA) and the Scrutiny Working Group (GTE) analysis and assessment of LHDs in the CAR and SAM Regions, as presented at the Seventeenth Meeting of the CAR/SAM Regional Planning and Implementation Group (GREPECAS/17), and PA action plan for LHD issues in the CAR and SAM Regions. 2.2 IATA informed the ESC that they had reviewed the IATA Flight Data Exchange (FDX) data on LHDs and expressed their concern about the data quality. 2.3 CANSO commented that they presented a Working Paper at the GREPECAS/17 Meeting regarding coordination issues, and that they are working on a global initiative document in regard to this issue that should be published next year (mid-2015). This document will be available to PA. 2.4 The ESC expressed concern about the number of aircraft in the Region not certified to fly in Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) airspace. 2.5 The United States supported the action to have the CARSAMMA LHD data reviewed. 2.6 The ESC noted the information and agreed that PA involvement is appropriate in the mitigation process, from the pilots and air traffic controllers operational/safety perspective. 2.7 The Secretariat encouraged the Meeting to participate in the Fourteenth Scrutiny Working Group Meeting (GTE/14) to be held at the ICAO NACC Regional Office, Mexico City, Mexico, from 1 to 5 December 2014. The main objective of this meeting will be to perform LHD risk analysis and determine the impact on the Target Level of Safety (TLS) in RVSM airspace, in order to issue the relevant risk mitigation recommendations. For additional information on the event visit: http://www.icao.int/nacc/pages/meetings-2014-gte14.aspx
3 PA ESC/21 2.8 The ESC agreed on the following decision: DECISION PA/ESC/21/1 PA-RAST SAFETY ENHANCEMENT TEAM (SET) 4 ACTIVITY REGARDING LARGE HEIGHT DEVIATIONS (LHDs) That the PA Secretariat coordinate PA-RAST Safety Enhancement Team (SET) 4 activity regarding Large Height Deviation (LHD) issues in the CAR and SAM Regions, with the CAR/SAM Regional Planning and Implementation Group (GREPECAS) Secretariat in order to avoid duplication of efforts. Agenda Item 3: 5 th Pan American Aviation Safety Summit Update 3.1 ALTA briefed the ESC about the event logistics and final programme, and mentioned that 184 registrations had been received, including 57 representatives from States, 40 airline members, and 10 airport representatives. 3.2 The ESC acknowledged the Curaçao Civil Aviation Authority, the Government of Curaçao, ALTA, and all the stakeholders involved in the successful achievement of the joint activities in Curaçao. Agenda Item 4: Review of the PA/7 Annual Plenary Meeting Agenda and Documentation 4.1 The ESC reviewed the PA/07 Annual Plenary Meeting agenda, working papers (WPs) and information papers (IPs) to be presented. 4.2 The ESC made the following observations and comments to the agenda, WPs and IPs: Agenda Item 1: Approval of the Provisional Agenda WP/01 Provisional Agenda and Schedule of the Seventh PA Annual Plenary Meeting (PA/07): the United States requested an adjustment to the agenda/schedule due to their travel schedule. The ESC approved the requested changes. Agenda Item 2: PA Activities WP/03 Review of Valid Conclusions and Decisions of the PA Annual Plenary Meetings and PA Executive Steering Committee Meetings:
PA ESC/21 4 In regard to PA/5/C/2 Cost/Benefit Analysis of On-Board Technology to Mitigate Runway Excursions (REs) and PA/6/C/2 Cost/Benefit Analysis of On-Board Technology to Mitigate Runway Excursions, ALTA requested to close the initiative due to its sensitivity and that not all airlines are willing to participate at this time. Therefore, both conclusions will be shown as completed and the PA/7 Meeting will be informed accordingly. The ESC acknowledged that manufacturers are developing technology, and airlines seek the benefits of the technology. Any future information regarding this issue will be reported by ALTA as more information becomes available. In regard to PA/ESC/18/D/1 PA Strategic Communications Plan, ALTA informed that it will establish the format for the PA Newsletter. The valid PA and ESC meetings conclusions, decisions, and action items lists are presented in Appendices B and C, respectively. Agenda Item 3: PA ESC and Team Reports WP/04: PA/ESC Report The Secretariat presented the PA/ESC/19 and 20 Meeting Summaries of Discussions. The action items were updated. The Secretariat will follow-up with the action item owners and will provide an estimated completion date for each item. WP/05: PA-RAST Report IATA presented the ESC with a draft Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP), which will be discussed at the PA-RAST/18 Meeting. Agenda Item 4: PA Project Reports Standardization of Spanish and English Air Traffic Control (ATC) Phraseology in Accordance with the ICAO PANS-ATM (Doc. 4444) Update ALTA informed the ESC that the first Train-the-Trainer training activity will be delivered at the ICAO NACC Regional Office, Mexico City, Mexico, from 28 to 29 October 2014, and showed the flyer prepared for its promotion. CANSO was invited to support and attend the event. Mexico was encouraged to participate.
5 PA ESC/21 Agenda Item 5: Safety Initiatives WP/10: U.S. Priorities for the ICAO 2015 HLSC The United States informed the ESC that this WP covers their position for the ICAO High Level Safety Conference (HLSC) 2015. The topics highlighted were safety information protection, and efficient and effective regional coordination. The United States welcomed the PA/States support of the WP in order to present a regional position at the HLSC 2015. The ESC supported the United States position. WP/09: Strategic and Proactive Coordination between GREPECAS and PA for ASBU Implementation The United States highlighted the coordination necessary between GREPECAS and PA and identified opportunities to coordinate in the future in order to avoid duplication of efforts. The ESC agreed with the United States position. Agenda Item 6: PA 2015 Activities Plan WP/11: PA 2015 Activities Plan The Secretariat informed the ESC about the 2015 PA activities calendar and the upcoming events location. Costa Rica, Boeing and COCESNA volunteered to host PA events. Agenda Item 5: PA/ESC/22 Meeting 5.1 Brazil informed the ESC that ANAC is prepared to host the PA/ESC/22 Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 6 November 2014, as discussed in the PA/ESC Teleconference of 14 August 2014, to allow some PA Members to travel to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to attend the Flight Safety Foundation 67th Annual International Air Safety Summit scheduled from 11 to 13 November 2014. 5.2 The ESC was reminded by Brazil, as host State, that the ICAO Safety Management Panel (SMP) will be held at ICAO Headquarters during the same week, which is a conflict for some Member States, such as Brazil, as PA-RAST Co-Chair; United States, etc., for attending the scheduled IAT/8 and PA-RAST/18 meetings. Agenda Item 6: Other Business 6.1 The ESC was informed by FSF that the location for the 68 th Annual International Air Safety Summit (IASS) in 2015 has not yet been decided. Brazil offered to host the event. FSF took note of the kind offer. 6.2 Boeing presented the No Landing is Routine video. The ESC agreed to include a link to the video on the PA website. Boeing provided the link to the PA Secretariat. The ESC agreed that it must be included in PA Seminars; visit: http://www.boeing.com/commercial/safety/technology_saafer.html
PA ESC/21 6 6.3 Regarding bird strike issues, the Secretariat informed the ESC that the Twelfth CAR/SAM Regional Bird/Wildlife Hazard Prevention Committee Meeting and Conference (CARSAMPAF/12) this year is being organized together with the World Birdstrike Association (WBA)/CARSAMPAF and is being hosted by Volaris airlines. The event will be held at Volaris Headquarters in Mexico City, Mexico, from 20 to 24 October 2014; it would be appropriate to deliver a presentation about the PA project progress on this issue in order to avoid duplication of efforts. For additional information about the event visit: http://www.icao.int/nacc/pages/meetings-2014-carsampaf12.aspx 6.4 No other business was considered by the PA ESC.
APPENDIX / APÉNDICE A LIST OF PARTICIPANTS / LISTA DE PARTICIPANTES Name / Position Nombre / Puesto Daniel Vieira Soares Experto en Regulación de la Aviación Civil Administration / Organization Administración / Organización Brazil / Brasil Telephone / E-mail Teléfono / Correo-e ANAC Tel. +55-61-3314-4621 E-mail daniel.soares@anac.gov.br John Glavind Program Manager Maintenance Performance Standards Frazier Rodríguez Muñoz Encargado del Programa de Seguridad Operacional del Estado SSP Oscar Derby Director General Lorenzo Sepúlveda Director, Departamento Seguridad Operacional Canada / Canadá Transport Canada Tel. + E-mail john.glavind@tc.gc.ca Costa Rica DGAC Tel. +506 2242 8000 E-mail frodriguez@dgac.go.cr frazier.rodriguez@gmail.com Curaçao / Curazao Curaçao Civil Aviation Authority Tel. + 5999 839 3319 E-mail oscar.derby@gobiernu.cw; oderby.ccaa@gmail.com Chile Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil Mexico / México Augustin Rolon SENEAM Tel. E-mail Tel. + 562 439 2498 E-mail lsepulveda@dgac.cl John Hickey Deputy Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety Christopher Barks Director, Western Hemisphere Office John Barbagallo Acting Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service James White Deputy Director, Airport Safety and Standards Edward Rodriguez Senior FAA Representative United States / Estados Unidos Federal Aviation Administration Tel. +202 385 8759 E-mail michael.polchert@faa.gov Federal Aviation Administration Tel. +1 507 317 5370 E-mail christopher.barks@faa.gov Federal Aviation Administration Tel. +202 385 8070 E-mail john.barbagallo@faa.gov Federal Aviation Administration Tel. +202 267 7605 E-mail james.white@faa.gov Federal Aviation Administration Tel. +202 215 8925 E-mail ed.rodriguez@faa.gov
PA ESC/21 Name / Position Nombre / Puesto Caitlin Locke Foreign Affairs Specialist 2 Administration / Organization Administración / Organización United States / Estados Unidos Telephone / E-mail Teléfono / Correo-e Federal Aviation Administration Tel. +202 385 8095 E-mail caitlin.locke@faa.gov Javier Martínez Botacio Director General ACI-LAC ACI-LAC Tel. + 507 238 2691 E-mail jmartinez@aci-lac.aero Airbus David Zweggers Airbus Tel. + 1 305 876 6704 E-mail david.zwegers@airbus.com ALTA Eduardo Iglesias ALTA Tel. +786 388 0222 E-mail eiglesias@alta.aero Santiago Saltos Senior Manager Industry Affairs Augusto Herrera Safety and Operations Advisor ALTA Tel. +1 305 790 0507 E-mail ssaltos@alta.aero ALTA Tel. +57 315 6072052 E-mail aherrera@alta.aero Gerardo Hueto Deputy Chief-Aviation System Safety Rebeca Good Aviation Safety Business Manager Javier Alejandro Vanegas Director para Latinoamérica y el Caribe Boeing Boeing Tel. +1 425 237 3129 E-mail gerardo.m.hueto@boeing.com Boeing CANSO Tel. E-mail rebecca.a.good@boeing.com CANSO Tel. + 52 55 5786 5512 E-mail lamcar.asst@canso.org; javier.vanegas@canso.org Manuel Enrique Cáceres Díaz Director ACSA Víctor Zamora Vargas Operations Coordinator COCESNA COCESNA/ACSA Tel. +506 2435 7680 E-mail manuel.caceres@cocesna.com COCESNA/ACSA Tel. + 506 2435 7680 E-mail victor.zamora@cocesna.org
3 PA ESC/21 Name / Position Nombre / Puesto Administration / Organization Administración / Organización EMBRAER Telephone / E-mail Teléfono / Correo-e Fabio Catani Embraer Tel. + 55 12 9 8151-3228 E-mail fcatani@embraer.com.br Frank Jackman Director for Publications Flight Safety Foundation Flight Safety Foundation Tel. +703 739 6700 x116 E-mail Jackman@flightsafety.org Gabriel Acosta Safety & Flight Operation Manager IATA IATA Tel. +1 305 607 3180 E-mail acostag@iata.org German Díaz Barriga Martínez EVP CAR/SAM IFALPA IFALPA Tel. + 52 55 2109 8865 E-mail circe.gomez@aspa.org.mx Loretta Martin Regional Director/Directora Regional Franklin Hoyer Regional Director/Director Regional Oscar Quesada Carboni Deputy Regional Director / Director Regional Adjunto Eduardo Chacin Regional Officer, Flight Safety / Especialista Regional en Seguridad Operacional Julio Garriga Regional Officer, Technical Cooperation / Especialista Regional en Cooperación Técnica Carlos Gonzalez Regional Officer, Air Traffic Management / Especialista Regional en Gestión de Tránsito Aéreo ICAO / OACI North American, Central American and Caribbean Office / Oficina para Norteamérica, Centroamérica y Caribe (NACC) South American Office / Oficina Regional para Sudamérica (SAM) South American Office / Oficina Regional para Sudamérica (SAM) North American, Central American and Caribbean Office / Oficina para Norteamérica, Centroamérica y Caribe (NACC) North American, Central American and Caribbean Office / Oficina para Norteamérica, Centroamérica y Caribe (NACC) North American, Central American and Caribbean Office / Oficina para Norteamérica, Centroamérica y Caribe (NACC) Tel. +5255 52503211 E-mail icaonacc@icao.int Tel. +1 511 611 8686 E-mail icaosam@icao.int Tel. + 1 511 611 8686 E-mail oquesada@icao.int Tel. + 52 55 5250 3211 E-mail echacin@icao.int Tel. + 52 55 5250 3211 E-mail jgarriga@icao.int Tel. +52 55 5250 3211 E-mail cgonzalez@icao.int
STATUS AND FOLLOW-UP ON PA ESC DECISIONS (D) PA ESC/21 APPENDIX B Meeting C/D No. Area Title of Conclusion / Decision Text of Conclusion / Decision Follow up and Remarks Responsiblility Target Completion Date Deliverable Status (Valid, Completed, Superseded) PA ESC18 D 1 FS PA STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS PLAN That PA develop a plan for disseminating information to States to ensure consistent and direct communications with the objective of enhancing communication regarding PA outputs or requests to States and industry and provide an avenue to receive feedback from States and industry on the level of safety enhancement implementation, including information on any aviation safety challenges being confronted. FSF, in partnership with Brazil, presented a WP at the PA-RAST/16. The Meeting requested FSF to present a WP on an updated PA Strategic Plan for Communication. ESC/20: PA Newsletter (twice a year) ESC will request articles from members for the newsletter - Newsletter to be released after the annual Safety Summit - The other newsletter will be released aftr publication of the PA Annual Safety Report ALTA and FSF 12/31/2014 PA Strategic Communications Plan Valid PA ESC18 D 2 FS PA STRATEGIC PLAN That PA develop a strategic plan for establishing goals, metrics, and targets to be achieved by States and industry in alignment with the new ICAO Global Aviation Safety Plan (GASP). ESC/20: PA objectives related to risk reduction in the CAR and SAM Regions have been communicated to States through the Port-of-Spain and Bogota Declarations. PA 12/31/2014 Strategic Plan Valid PA ESC19 D 5 FS DEVELOPMENT OF METRICS TO MEASURE THE INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHS OF CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITIES The ESC approved initiating the project for the development of metrics to measure the institutional strengths of regional civil aviation authorities. ESC/20: 1. Contracted specialist to manage the project 2. Conducted States survey ICAO SAM 3/31/2015 Metrics Development to Measure the Institutional Strengths of Civil Aviation Authorities Valid B 1
APPENDIX C PA ESC/21 PA ESC/19 and 20 Meetings Valid Action Items Action Item Description Action Owner PA/ESC/19/A4 Develop a process to include hot spot/emergent areas of concern in the Terms of Reference for presentation at ESC/22 Follow up and Remarks Status Target Completition Date IAT Valid ESC/22 PA/ESC/19/A5 PA/ESC/19/A6 PA/ESC/19/A7 PA/ESC/19/A10 PA/ESC/19/A16 Arrange for Boeing pilot to travel to Miami to assist ALTA with the simulator segment of training video Training PowerPoint presentation: Add talking points about flight mode annunciation, pilot monitoring and pilot flying duties, flight mode and automation monitoring, and appropriate levels of automation Provide a checklist for CAA inspectors to comply with CFIT Create a list of Appropriate candidates to receive the training videos (such as ATC and pilots). Suggest specific data driven goals related to CFIT, RE, LOC-I, MAC reduction over time. Boeing Report to ESC/22 Valid ALTA Report to ESC/22 Valid ASSI, FAA Report to ESC/22 Valid ALTA and IATA Report to ESC/22 Valid PA-RAST Report to ESC/22 Valid PA/ESC/20/A1 PA Website: Consider having a log-in area with access limited to PA-RAST members Reformat the training and guidance material section to draw attention PA Secretariat Under consideration Valid December 2014
PA ESC/21 C-2 Action Item Description Action Owner PA/ESC/20/A3 Review/update the PA Proposal for Amendment to Aeronautical Legislation to Protect Safety Information Sources document according to latest ICAO developments Airbus and Boeing Follow up and Remarks Waiting for ICAO HQs SIP TF outcome Target Status Completition Date Valid 2015 PA/ESC/20/A4 Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) Data Sharing (PASO): The chart on the Jeppesen MROC approach plate is different from the AIP. The chart is to be split into two charts (one for Juan Santamaria Intl. Airport and a separate chart for Tobias Bolaños Intl. Airport) Boeing to contact Jeppesen Boeing Report to ESC/22 Valid PA/ESC/20/A5 Central American Accident and Incident Investigation Commission: ESC requested the Investigation Commission to provide clarification on the type of training being requested by COCESNA/ACSA ESC to remind the Investigation Commission regarding training opportunities previously identified by Brazil (CENIPA) PA ESC and COCESNA/ ACSA COCESNA/A CSA needs basic training. COCESNA/A CSA will contact ICAO NACC RO to finalize coordination It is expected to have the personnel trained by January 2015 Valid 1Q/2015
C-3 Action Item Description Action Owner PA/ESC/20/A6 Standardization of Spanish and English Air Traffic Control (ATC) Phraseology in Accordance with the ICAO PANS-ATM (Doc 4444): ALTA/ IATA Follow up and Remarks Report to ESC/22 Status Valid Target Completition Date The attendee list for the training course will be coordinated with both the ICAO NACC and SAM ROs Separate letters should be sent to States requesting participation from trainers PA/ESC/20/A7 PA/ESC/20/A9 Standardization of Spanish and English Air Traffic Control (ATC) Phraseology in Accordance with the ICAO PANS-ATM (Doc 4444): ALTA to send phraseology training course link to CANSO PA Strategic Communication Plan: PA Newsletter (twice a year) ESC will request articles from members for the newsletter o One to be released after the annual Safety Summit o The other newsletter will be released after publication of the PA Annual Safety Report FSF will explore ways to use social media to promote PA ALTA Report to ESC/22 Valid ALTA and FSF Report to ESC/22 Valid END